The Big Dipper is a very small part of the great bear.
Also those other parts are a lot more visible when there’s no light pollution like 2500 years ago.
Those extra stars don’t really make it more bear looking.
Than just these seven? They absolutely do.
How many long tailed bears were around in Ancient Greece? I saw a backwards interpretation that made more sense where the tail becomes the eye of the head.
Here’s an actual photo of the night sky with all the minor stars. There’s nothing there that even squinting gives the appearance of a bear.
Looks more like a drunk person drawing a stick horse to me
Obviously a bear
The Medium Saucepan is my favorite constellation.
Norse people: it’s a wagon! It’s Odin’s Wagon!
Or that of Karl, whomever the fuck that is 🤷
(It’s called Karlsvognen here in Denmark, which means Karl’s wagon)
I don’t know my northern hemisphere stars, having never seen any, but that looks exactly like what we call “the pot” down in the southern hemisphere.
Your point still stands, but your example couldn’t be shooting yourself in the foot any harder
No, it’s a bear’s ass
No, it’s a bear’s dih
More like em-bear-assing yourself while deep in the Retsina…
I’ve always seen it as a kite
That would be the rump and tail of the bear.
